Conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced refractory cardiac arrest due to latent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to a sigmoid septum: a case report

Conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced refractory cardiac arrest due to latent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to a sigmoid septum: a case report

Abstract Background Patients with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction who do not exhibit a dynamic pressure gradient at rest, experience pressure gradient increases of ≥ 30 mmHg only during specific situations; this is called latent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. It is provoked b...

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Main Authors: Toshinobu Yamagishi, Takahiro Tanabe, Hiroshi Fujita, Kazuki Miyazaki, Takahiro Yukawa, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Yuichi Hamabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
Heart arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Hemolytic anemia
Adrenaline
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1767-z

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